Cops: Asbury teen robbed two at gunpoint

OCEAN TOWNSHIP – A 17-year-old Asbury Park teen used a gun to rob two juveniles as they left a festival at Joe Palaia Park and is in the Youth Detention Center awaiting a court hearing armed robbery charges, authorities said.

The two juveniles told police that at 10:45 p.m. Aug. 6 the accused male approached them with a handgun and took their cash, according to Detective Lt. Kevin L. Faller. The victims told police they were not hurt during the robbery, he said.

Police arrested the teen 11:15 p.m. Friday at the festival and charged him with robbery, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose after an investigation by Officer Raheem Carter and Detective Michael Melody, Faller said. Police would not release the suspect’s name because of his age.